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especially the ma critical -- mcchrystal review under president obama. you have afghan security force, 350,000 strong. most of the units are fighting reasonably well. they're not fighting against each other along ethnic lines. there is not the kind of sectarian conflict we saw in iraq where you have tajiks against pashtuns. they're on track for a presidential next year. president karzai says he will respect the constitution and step down. there are a number of hopeful indicators. jon: you're going with the glass half fall scenario at least? >> 52% full. jon: michael al o'hanlon from the brookings institution. >> my pleasure. jon: jenna. jenna: arguing over government spending we're learning the feds are spending more than 100 million dollars a year to pay workers for doing nothing. we'll explain that coming up. >>> the prosecutor in the jodi arias murder trial is getting fired up. not necessarily in a good way. not happy with the answers he is getting in cross-examination. we'll discuss whether the aggravation is getting him anywhere. >> i'm more focused
especially the ma critical -- mcchrystal review under president obama. you have afghan security force, 350,000 strong. most of the units are fighting reasonably well. they're not fighting against each other along ethnic lines. there is not the kind of sectarian conflict we saw in iraq where you have tajiks against pashtuns. they're on track for a presidential next year. president karzai says he will respect the constitution and step down. there are a number of hopeful indicators. jon: you're...
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the obama administration insists it is just a backup plan. many are wondering why it was leaked in the first place. someone happy.♪ ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ ♪make just one heart to heart you - you sing to♪ ♪one smile that cheers you ♪one face that lights when it nears you.♪ ♪and you will be happy too. tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money and ruining your reputation. that's why you need lifelock to relentlessly protect what matters most... [beeping...] help
the obama administration insists it is just a backup plan. many are wondering why it was leaked in the first place. someone happy.♪ ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ ♪make just one heart to heart you - you sing to♪ ♪one smile that cheers you ♪one face that lights when it nears you.♪ ♪and you will be happy too. tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. none of them...
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even though president obama has said the u.s. does not have a spending problem, a new fox poll shows americans overwhelmingly believe the country's pursestrings are way too loose. take a look at this. a whopping 83% of americans say the federal government does have a spending problem. south dakota republican senator john thune agrees saying washington is addicted to spending your money. >> at $16.4 trillion, our nation's total debt is now larger than our entire economy. this means that every man, woman and child owes a $53,000 share of this debt. that level of spending is unsustainable. the only way, the only way to dig ourselves out of this hole and put our country on a sound financial footing is to get spending under control. jon: senator john thune joins me now from the capitol. senator thune, president obama won re-election in part touting the same thing that got him through his first term which seemed to involve a lot of government spending. how do you turn that around? >> be good question, jon. and i expect tonight we'll he
even though president obama has said the u.s. does not have a spending problem, a new fox poll shows americans overwhelmingly believe the country's pursestrings are way too loose. take a look at this. a whopping 83% of americans say the federal government does have a spending problem. south dakota republican senator john thune agrees saying washington is addicted to spending your money. >> at $16.4 trillion, our nation's total debt is now larger than our entire economy. this means that...
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i think president obama's remarks demonstrated why. the notion that north korea cares about its international obligations, quote unquote, or that iran or north korea can be chit-chatted out of their nuclear weapons programs, these are the delusions we've pursued the past ten years and it's no surprise that we are as far behind the eight ball as we are. jenna: as you mentioned after that speech in 2002 north korea went nuclear if you will under president bush in 2006, four years after the axis of evil speech was made. how do we prevent history from repeating itself under the obama administration where we talk about sanctions against iran waoerbgs talk about diplomas see, and iran in several years or sooner goes nuclear. >> let's start with north korea which is the most heavily sanctioned country on earth, it's population perennially near starvation, one of the poorest countries on the planet exploded three nuclear devices and put a payload into space. if they are determined to get to a nuclear capability sanctions of the kind we imposed
i think president obama's remarks demonstrated why. the notion that north korea cares about its international obligations, quote unquote, or that iran or north korea can be chit-chatted out of their nuclear weapons programs, these are the delusions we've pursued the past ten years and it's no surprise that we are as far behind the eight ball as we are. jenna: as you mentioned after that speech in 2002 north korea went nuclear if you will under president bush in 2006, four years after the axis...
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jon: high noon on the east coast, and right now president obama is in virginia. he's there to talk about, you know what it is, the sequester, right? the automatic spending cuts that kick in on friday. and how it will affect the economy. welcome, i'm jon scott. jenna: sequester, huh? jon: you heard that term before? jenna: i have. hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. the president is focusing on the impact of cuts specifically to the military if this all happens on friday. he's on his way to visit virginia's largest industrial employer, a shipbuilder. and he's warning the sequester will put hundreds of thousands of people in the defense industry out of work. wendell goler is live in newport news, virginia, with more on this. wendellsome. >> reporter: jenna, 90,000 virginians employed by the defense department could be furloughed if there's no deal by friday. newport news is really the heart of this country's shipbuilding industry. that green circle behind me is the radar dome, the nose cone of what will one day be the nuclear submarine illinois, but work schedules here a
jon: high noon on the east coast, and right now president obama is in virginia. he's there to talk about, you know what it is, the sequester, right? the automatic spending cuts that kick in on friday. and how it will affect the economy. welcome, i'm jon scott. jenna: sequester, huh? jon: you heard that term before? jenna: i have. hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. the president is focusing on the impact of cuts specifically to the military if this all happens on friday. he's on his way to visit...
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mccain and obama do not get along. mccain has complained that over the years the white house would not reach out to him on immigration reform. so mccain now working with other senators on the democratic side and republican side on immigration. there has been no alliance between john mccain and president obama. jon: again so interesting that a former republican senator is getting held up by primarily by people he used to be arm in arm with, his fellow republicans in the senate. >> yes. jon: we'll keep an eye on this story. bob cusack from "the hill." thank you. >> thanks, jon. jenna: u.s. general john allen announcing he is retiring as nato supreme allied commander in europe. was it his decision? was he pushed out? what is the real backstory here? we have a live report ahead. >>> also a brutal brawl at an oregon skating rink caught on video. the latest for the search for the suspects is straight ahead. jon: coming up new next hour, looks like the end of the miss rememberry -- misery cruise. they're back in port after sp
mccain and obama do not get along. mccain has complained that over the years the white house would not reach out to him on immigration reform. so mccain now working with other senators on the democratic side and republican side on immigration. there has been no alliance between john mccain and president obama. jon: again so interesting that a former republican senator is getting held up by primarily by people he used to be arm in arm with, his fellow republicans in the senate. >> yes....
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i think they realize that obama hald alowe bam obama had call the cards to play on the fiscal cliff. a think tank run by the former president says if we got economic growth to 4% we could balance the budget. then you get into technology, innovation and energy, and fracking. i mean, for example, california alone has $3 trillion worth of oil in its offshore areas between the coast and where the federal waters take over. california's own waters and guess what they are not using it because they stopped them that. would balance the government in california a hundred times over and yet oddly enough the obama administration and the epa are not interested. jon: we'll continue that discussion during the break. we'll be right back. but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger
i think they realize that obama hald alowe bam obama had call the cards to play on the fiscal cliff. a think tank run by the former president says if we got economic growth to 4% we could balance the budget. then you get into technology, innovation and energy, and fracking. i mean, for example, california alone has $3 trillion worth of oil in its offshore areas between the coast and where the federal waters take over. california's own waters and guess what they are not using it because they...
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jon: success r- mark zuckerberg is a big obama supporter. it seems like a strange stop for the republican national committee. >> it's a business. mr. zuckerberg hosted or is going to host a fund-raiser for governor christie out of new jersey. money is green i. don't think that it's such an order plac odd place for the chairman to stop. jon: thank you very much. we'll keep an eye on th on the trip and look for the report when it comes out. jenna: what is behind some of the skyrocketing gas prices and is there relief in sight? what does it mean for the summer prices we're going to see. we'll go in d depth ahead. the stars shining brightly at the oscars last night. the president is calling for wealthy americans to pay their fair share why some top films are getting millions and millions of dollars in tax breaks. what are the a-listers saying about that? we are live with that story ahead. [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a
jon: success r- mark zuckerberg is a big obama supporter. it seems like a strange stop for the republican national committee. >> it's a business. mr. zuckerberg hosted or is going to host a fund-raiser for governor christie out of new jersey. money is green i. don't think that it's such an order plac odd place for the chairman to stop. jon: thank you very much. we'll keep an eye on th on the trip and look for the report when it comes out. jenna: what is behind some of the skyrocketing gas...
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now, if president obama does go cut muscle, things that are important, voters are going to be looking at him saying, mr. president, you could have cut fat. what about those travel budgets? what about the programs that don't work? what about the scandal-ridden or fraud-ridden programs? why aren't you doing that rather than cutting the muscle? jon: but clearly the white house gambling or believing that when all is said and done, the american people are going to blame congress for any ill effects that come from the sequester cuts. >> right. but it's a big bet. and it could turn out badly. i think the republicans ought to take an affirmative step and call the president's bluff. the house republicans ought to, in my opinion, pass legislation that makes clear the president has the authority inside these agencies not to cut every activity across the board, but to cut less essential programs more and important programs less. and they ought to give this flexibility to the president and then use the power under article i, section 9 of the constitution, the power of the purse it's called, and ca
now, if president obama does go cut muscle, things that are important, voters are going to be looking at him saying, mr. president, you could have cut fat. what about those travel budgets? what about the programs that don't work? what about the scandal-ridden or fraud-ridden programs? why aren't you doing that rather than cutting the muscle? jon: but clearly the white house gambling or believing that when all is said and done, the american people are going to blame congress for any ill effects...